GCLS Ann Bannon & Tee Corrine Award Finalists

GCLS Ann Bannon & Tee Corrine Award Finalists

by | Mar 6, 2015 | Bywater News

On March 3rd, the Golden Crown Literary Society released their short list for both the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award and the Tee Corrine Outstanding Cover Design Award. Bywater Books congratulates all the finalists, including our own authors and designers. Ann...

Hilary Sloin is OUTSpoken

by | Sep 14, 2014 | Bywater News

OUTSpoken is a project that was originally named “OUTLoud: Oral History from LGBTQ Pioneers.” Launched in 2013 through Kickstarter, it has the simple but important purpose of “telling our stories” and “saving our history.” Hilary Sloin, the winner of the 2014 Barbara...

Mari SanGiovanni

by | Sep 14, 2014 | Bywater News

In an interview with the writer A J Adaire, Mari SanGiovanni explains how she began writing — “I wanted to read something like Rubyfruit Jungle only for a big, fat, loud Italian family, only with some lesbos sprinkled in to complicate matters.” Admits that “tons of...

Joan Opyr talks about writing

by | Sep 13, 2014 | Bywater News

In the San Francisco Bay Times, July 10, Michele Karlsberg had an interesting question for Joan Opyr and the poet Pamela Sneed: “Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?” Joan explained, “I’m not a visual writer because I’m not a visual...

Two Interviews with Georgia Beers

by | Jul 16, 2014 | Bywater News

Georgia Beers has been talking about her latest novel Olive Oil and White Bread — a story that dares to describe a long-term relationship. And yes, she’s got her own experience to fall back on, so expect to hear her talk about her own wife, Bonnie, too. She...